Wolf Hall
About this book
Wolf Hall is a 2009 historical novel by English author Hilary Mantel, published by Fourth Estate, named after the Seymour familys seat of Wolfhall, or Wulfhall, in Wiltshire. Set in the period from 1500 to 1535, Wolf Hall is a sympathetic fictionalised biography documenting the rapid rise to power of Thomas Cromwell in the court of Henry VIII through to the death of Sir Thomas More. The novel won both the Booker Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award. In 2012, The Observer named it as one of "The 10 best historical novels".
Reader Profile
3.9/5 · 1102 readers · 786 pages · ≈ 14 h 33 m · Moderate
What order should I read the Wolf Hall series?
Read Wolf Hall first, then follow the publication order above — Wolf Hall, then Bring Up the Bodies.
How long does it take to read Wolf Hall?
About ≈ 14 h 33 m — 786 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is Wolf Hall?
786 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is Wolf Hall?
It sits on the Romance shelves.
Has Wolf Hall been made into a movie or TV show?
Yes — screen adaptations include Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light.
Who wrote Wolf Hall?
Hilary Mantel.
Wolf Hall — reading order
- → Wolf Hall you are here
- 1 Wolf Hall (2009)
- 2 Bring Up the Bodies (2012)